Oakland Raiders

Why a lifetime ban for A-Rod would be bad for baseball and great for the Yankees. Plus, an insane glove flip, how Brian Wilson is already embracing LA, and find out what happened when some guy jumped off a tall platform in a Superman cape.

‘Encouragement’ seemed to be the word of the day for the Bay Area’s field of teams. Find out how President Obama gave the Giants a second-half nudge, why the Oakland A’s could suddenly be even more dangerous, and how the San Jose Sharks made a big splash. Oh, and all the links, .GIFs and tweets you can handle.

Here are the top 5 stories you may have missed this weekend. Find out how the A’s got groovy, the Giants met their enemy, why the Raiders dropped and gave 10, and why Steph Curry had the most interesting weekend ever.

A recent study showed that people care more about animals than other people. Angels reliever Dane De La Rosa proved that on Thursday. Plus, find out which NFL player brought a tiger to training camp, which international pop star was seen rocking a Sharks jersey, and how Colin Kaepernick has become top dog.